America has no truer friend than Israel. We stand together on freedom, on democracy, and on security. More importantly, America and Israel share the unique ability to trace our roots back to the hopes and dreams of our ancestors. Even…

I thank the gentleman. And you're exactly right. The reason the American people are speaking out loud and clear, the reason the American people, frankly, the reason the citizens of Massachusetts decided to send a Republican in Ted…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on many issues here in the Congress and certainly on this issue of fighting and opposing this takeover of one-sixth of our economy, this health care bill. I appreciate my colleagues…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding and appreciate the comments from our colleague from Louisiana. I actually just want to go back and try to give some context for why I think the American people are so adamantly opposed to this…

There's no way. I mean, the claim is laughable on its face, and yet that's what we continue to hear out of the other side. And I think it's those kind of things that deep down Americans understand we need reform. They understand that there…

I appreciate the opportunity to come up and continue the discussion on health care from a little different perspective than my friends on the other side have been giving the American people. I want to talk about the need for health care…

What part of ``no'' don't the Democrats get? They were going to pass this health care bill last September and the American people said ``no.'' They were going to pass it in October and the American people said ``no.'' They said we're going…

If the Senator would yield, Mr. President, I would like to say, I hope that one of the things I write about is the Lieberman amendment that passed the Senate.

Mr. President, I thank Senator Lieberman for the leadership he has shown in this effort to make a difference in the lives of students in the District of Columbia. The Senator from California did a beautiful job of outlining the difference…

I am just a bill, and I am sitting here on Capitol Hill waiting for a vote, apparently, unless you're in Nancy Pelosi's House. Unlike in ``School House Rock,'' Nancy Pelosi says that this little guy doesn't need to wait around for a vote…

233 years ago this May, a group of American patriots met in Philadelphia to create a Constitution which has been the guiding light to freedom-loving people around the world. Now, as we gather here, the majority is planning a procedural…

It is irresponsible for Congress to continue debating an increasingly unpopular and costly health care bill at a time of record-breaking deficits and uncertainty about our economy. We should be focusing on reducing spending and creating…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for about 10 minutes under morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Deficit

Madam President, I came to the floor to talk about a young woman in Cincinnati, OH, but I guess I am just amazed at the amnesia in this body. I hear colleagues on the other side of the aisle say Democrats vote for spending to keep that…

I want to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman), who, you know, we do have a difference of opinion about this resolution, but we're united in the fact that this House should debate it, and any Member of this House, whatever…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 248 will be followed by 5-minute votes on the…

I would like to speak about the failure of the counterinsurgency strategy. The Brookings Institution recently reported that, in terms of raw violence, the situation is at an historic worst level with early 2010 levels of various types of…

I just would like to talk for a minute about the mission in the context of what is going on with the government in Kabul. The Washington Post did a story on February 25 which talks about ``Officials puzzle over millions of dollars leaving…